Dimple sign
The dimple sign or Fitzpatrick's sign is a dermatological sign in which lateral pressure on the skin produces a depression.[1][2] It is associated with dermatofibroma.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Aradi AJ, Wong J, Walsh M (March 1988). "The dimple sign of a ruptured lateral ligament of the ankle: brief report". J Bone Joint Surg Br. 70 (2): 327–8. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.70B2.3126191. PMID 3126191. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ↑ Naversen DN, Trask DM, Watson FH, Burket JM (February 1993). "Painful tumors of the skin: "LEND AN EGG"". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 28 (2 Pt 2): 298–300. doi:10.1016/0190-9622(93)70039-V. PMID 8436643.
- ↑ Zaballos P, Llambrich A, Ara M, Olazarán Z, Malvehy J, Puig S (February 2006). "Dermoscopic findings of haemosiderotic and aneurysmal dermatofibroma: report of six patients". Br. J. Dermatol. 154 (2): 244–50. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06844.x. PMID 16433792. S2CID 22308659.
Further reading
[edit]- Luba MC, Bangs SA, Mohler AM, Stulberg DL (February 2003). "Common benign skin tumors". Am Fam Physician. 67 (4): 729–38. PMID 12613727.
- Zelger B, Zelger BG, Burgdorf WH (October 2004). "Dermatofibroma-a critical evaluation". Int. J. Surg. Pathol. 12 (4): 333–44. doi:10.1177/106689690401200406. PMID 15494859. S2CID 20608491.
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